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Patentecl Feb. 23, 1926.

UNlTED STAT ES PATENT QFFHCE.

HERMANN SCHUPFER, 0F GRAZ, STYRIA, AUSTRIA, ASSIGNOR TO FELIGE BENSA, OF

GENOVA, ITALY.

PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING IMPROVED VAT DYES.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HERMANN SoHorrEn, a citizen of the Republic of Austria, residing at Graz, Styria, Republic of Austria, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Processes forManufacturing Improved Vat Dyes, of which the following .is a specification.

It was discovered that by heating nitroperylene with anhydrous aluminium chloride, dyes are obtained which can be readily brought in the form of a vat and which are remarkably fast.

The following is a description of two examples of carrying the present process into practice.

Example 1.

violet colour and is insoluble in the usual Application filed April 9, 1925. Serial N0. 21,975.

solvents having a comparatively low boiling temperature. It is readily soluble in the heat in nitrobenzol with a wine red colour, the vat is reddish violet, cotton is dyed olive brown.

Example [1.

One part by weight of tetranitroperylene (Monatshefte fur (lhemie vol. 40, page 407) is treated with five parts of aluminium chloride as described in Example I.

The black powder thus obtained is soluble in concentrated sulphuric acidwith a reddish violet colour; it is readily soluble in glacial acetic acid and nit-robenzol in the heat with an olive green colour and in aniline with a brown colour; the vat is purple coloured, cotton is dyed olive green.

The product is in any case a condensatcd nitroperylene.

\Vhat is claimed is:

1. A process for manufacturing vat dyes consisting in that nitro derivatives of perylone are heated with aluminium chloride.

2. As a new product of manufactu re, a vat dye prepared by condensing nitro derivatives of perylene by heating them with aluminium chloride.

In testimony whereof I have aiiixed my signature.

HERMANN SCHUPFER. 

